Thermal Performance Engineer, Heat Balance - Kiewit Power Engineering

Kiewit is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. They are seeking a Lead Thermal Performance Engineer to model cycles, assist in design and testing of power plant performance, and communicate results with various teams involved.

Responsibilities:

• Develop power plant heat balances to support proposal efforts, plant guarantees, risk and liability calculations as well as project team detailed design efforts, and performance test correction curves
• Prepare and assess Plant Thermal Performance development and design using plant thermal performance modeling and estimating software tools like Ebsilon software
• Coordinate with equipment vendors for thermal sizing and performance evaluations, including combustion turbine, heat recovery steam generator, steam turbine, steam surface condenser, wet cooling tower, air-cooled condenser, and pump vendors
• Assist with development of thermal performance test procedures based on project requirements
• Support execution of performance tests in the field
• Assist calculations to determine plant emission guarantees and plant start-up times guarantees
• Assist combined cycle power plant startup curves preparations
• Perform non-compressible and compressible fluid flow calculations including pressure drop, choked flow, bypass valve sizing

Requirements:

• 2-10+ years' experience in power plant performance analysis and performance modeling and/or performance testing using ASME Performance Test Codes
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or other engineering discipline with strong thermodynamic component) from an ABET accredited four-year college or university program
• Proficiency in thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles, and fluid mechanics
• Understanding of power plant equipment operation from a thermodynamic perspective
• Experience with industrial instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Highly self-motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
• This position may require approximately 20%-40% travel in 1-4 week intervals to project sites across North America
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary